Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

theban year

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables: the-ban year
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ancient Egyptian year of 365 days and six hours.

Example Sentences

"1774-1776, Jacob Bryant, A New System or Analysis of Ancient Mythology They had another year in Upper Egypt, which was heliacal, and styled the Theban. This consisted of three hundred sixty-five days, and six hours."

Inflected Forms

Theban years (plural)

Questions

What does theban year mean?: The ancient Egyptian year of 365 days and six hours.

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